Give lips new depth

I'm a BzzAgent.  I received samples of COVERGIRL blastflipstick to try out and give my opinion.  I received 3 of the 13 blastflipsticks shades; stunner (red & gold), minx (brown & copper) and vixen (dark mauve & pink).  Over the course of the campaign so far, I've used all three.  Although all three are quite awesome, I've become quite fond of stunner.   That could be because its Christmas time and I've worn various shades of red which it really goes well with or maybe red lipstick is just my new color.  I thought these were going to be just another lip fad but I truly think these may prove to be a product I could use for some time.  They blend well, aren't overpowering and are somewhat long lasting. 

So what are blastflipsticks.  Well they are 2 lipsticks in 1. You can flip your look with these double-ended lipstick duos. Each stick has a creamy shade on one side and a shimmer shade on the other, it's two wearable, blendable, lipcolors in one. 

I tried using one color at a time but I find they look the best when you blend them.  The shimmer shade really tones down the creamy shade and the creamy shade keeps you from looking like a clubber...unless you like that look then by all means shimmer away.  I do not normally wear dark lip colors so having the ability to tone them down all in one small stick is quite appealing.  I've mainly worn them for parties but I also did a few regular days with them.  I found that the color doesn't really fade which is profoundly appealing.  Its not considered "long lasting" or "color stay" but its better than most other lip colors.  I didn't reapply after Christmas dinner and in pictures you couldn't tell.  My favorite way to wear them thus far is put a coat of the shimmer on the inner areas of my lips and then go over the outter area with the creamy shade.  Then rub your lips together.  It looks fabulous.  It gives your look a new depth that is hard to achieve without complementing colors.  And since these complementing colors come all in one it makes it that much easier. 

They are a little pricey for lipstick, in my opinion, running around $7.99 a set.  But when you think about it being two colors with a myriad of possibilities it is much easier to justify the purchase.  Well, having a coupon doesn't hurt either.  Regardless it is worth the asking price as these are unique complementing colors that give your lips a new depth. 

I personally recommend giving these a try.  I do not think you will be disappointed.  

Why am I awake!?!

So as I sit here at 2AM trying to fall asleep I cannot.  Today was my company Christmas party and while my coworkers still think I'm an angel, I fear my husband my think I'm evil.  Not because I did anything wrong per say but I did get a lil um drunk and may not have been very kind.  I didn't plan on getting so far gone but alas I drank WAY to many dirty martins and well I don't think that was a good idea.  Maybe I just needed to let loose but I never do that.  I had at least 8.... Little me had 8 drinks....that should not happen!!! I remember most everything...which I think is worse than no memory....because I remember being mean for no reason.  I also remember being very upset about the tragedy in Connecticut.  I do not know anyone there but it just about killed me to read what happened.....making me want to forget this world even more by drowning myself in alcohol....not a very noble thing but the more I drank, the less I thought about the horrors of the world we live in....and how scared I am to want to bring children into it.

That is so out of character for me.  I think my conscience woke me up just to make me feel bad.  I know I fell asleep around 11:30 and popped up at 1:30 like it was time to get up and go....uh yea not so much. I thought I might be able to fall back asleep but I couldn't.  My brain keeps running through tonight's events.  I won on the slot machine...woohoo!  I left with out telling my coworkers bye...bad bad bad.  I was a jerk in the car....no idea why.....just raging bitch.  But my dear husband still forced me to get out of the car and get dinner because he was hungry.  I think I was nice to the waitress as I ordered a beer...(wtf was I thinking) and quesadillas.  I paid...probably because I felt bad for the raging B in the car moment.  My husband still got me a coke....still spoke to me....and put up with my loud yabbering and just laughed.

We got home and he still wanted to talk to me....I deserved the silent treatment but no he continued  being awesome.  Oye vey, make me feel worse.  My tummy hurts a bit, maybe that's why I'm awake. Or maybe I had to vent about alcohol....it's the debil! Or maybe it's a combination of both...plus I decided to read more on the tragedy in Connecticut....which will probably give me nightmares....

So here I am sitting on the kitchen floor so as not to wake up my sweet hubs, with my cat irritating me because she is happy I am awake...now what....I should try to sleep but I am not tired....I can't take a sleeping pill, I'll never wake up in the AM but I need rest to be functional tomorrow....what to do what to do.  I guess I'll signs off and hope exhaustion overtakes me.

BIC Mark-It Permanent Markers

I received these for free from Smiley360.  There is quite an assortment of colors and they are very rich colors.   I've done a few projects with them so far and they work nice for the most part.  They work best on paper type textures but they work on smooth and glass as well.  We made Christmas ornaments and they came out ok but not great.  The colors don't look as vibrant.  I think they would look better on a solid white surface, like a light bulb.

We decorated some white wood and that looked nice but I don't have pictures of those.  When I get them I will post some of those pics.  I think these are great products.  They are fun and come in a great assortment of colors.  The only other issue I have is when you start or end an area of the drawing...no matter how skilled/quick you are it leaves a dark dot.  You know like when you pause with any pen  but it isn't that noticeable and its somewhat fixable after it dries.

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What happened to common decency?

I swear I sound like an old lady sometimes but I have my morals and I wonder why some parents aren't passing the same morals down to their little girls.  I do not have children yet but I would like to think my little girl/boy would have a good set of morals and understand the term common decency. 

I went to dinner Saturday night with my husband.  As we were pulling up to the restaurant he jokingly said "OMG look at all the 'hookers'!"  Thinking he was making fun of some random women hanging out in the front.  I replied "No babe, those girls are going to homecoming".  When we got a little closer he could see how young they were.  Now we are not THAT old but there is definitely a massive difference between what I consider appropriate for a High School homecoming and what these girls' parents think.  These girls were 16/17 years old and seriously looked like they were waiting to pick up a John on the highway.  Almost every one of them was wearing a sequined mini-dress, that was either strapless or had teeny tiny straps with cleavage peaking out, oh an don't forget the glittery/clear 5-7 inch heels.  I am not exaggerating!!!

One girl I saw was beautiful.  She had very long light brown hair with subtle curls/waves.  She was so cute and then I looked at her outfit and *tsk tsk*.  It was a gold sequin mini-dress the came just below the butt, it was strapless with a sweetheart neck showing some cleavage and it was SUPER tight, which she could pull off because she was 90lbs but still.  Not to mention the glittered 5" heels that she couldn't walk in.  So all in all I think it was maybe a yard of fabric...I might be being generous.  My point is she was so pretty a garbage bag would have looked fab on her but her outfit made her look cheap.  The proudest moment I saw was when her date covered her up with his jacket, good boy!

I'm no fashion guru but there are ways to look "sexy-classy" not that a High School girl should be going for sexy but whatever.  If you are going to wear a flashy dress, tone down the shoes.  Go for a lower heel that isn't as bling bling, since the dress is already bling bling enough.  If you want a short dress to show off the legs than cover up the top a bit.  Pick a looser fit, have some sleeves, cover up that cleavage!  If you want to show more arm/chest, pick a longer dress (not to the floor but at least mid thigh) and maybe not have a dress that is painted on, as in not as tight.  If you want SUPER tight to show off the curves make it a little longer and cover the top.  Trust me people will still notice the ta-ta's even if they are covered in a tight dress.  In all scenarios do NOT wear a 5" heel unless you know how to walk in them!  You look like a baby giraffe learning how to walk, its not attractive. If you want to be a big girl and wear super heels practice walking in them BEFORE the dance.  And if you must dress like the youngins I saw this weekend wear a cardigan to dinner! 

Come on girls, make the guys work for it.  Dressing like that makes you look easy!  Maybe that's what they were going for, the "hey I give it up" look.  What made me cringe even more was I found out the dance they were going to was a CHRISTIAN High School!!!  I went to a Catholic High School and they wouldn't have let me in the door looking like that (good Lord I sound like my mother).  We had to look respectable otherwise we weren't getting in the dance!  I know if my butt was on the verge of hanging out my dress, the ladies at the door would have called my momma to come get me...just saying.  Not that my momma would have let me out in public looking like that...she wouldn't have bought me the dress in the first place and like hell would she have put my in 5" stilettos...much less let me leave the house with out something on my shoulders!!! 

There was just so many things wrong with what I saw.  These young, beautiful girls looked so cheap and trashy.  I know our society glamorizes sex/sexy/slutty but its the parents job to say no...you are too young...when you are 20 something you can dress like a hooker but not while I'm in charge.  Like I said, no need to look like a nun but come on!  Parents step up to the plate and be PARENTS!  Tell your kids no because this is your one chance to mold them into respectable adults.  Being their friend will get you NO WHERE.  It will get you a 16 & pregnant, high school drop out that struggles through college with a baby...IF she even goes to college.  Or something even worse...you know what kind of MESSED up people will be ogling your baby girl.  If the prepubescent boys are getting a hard on, imagine the dirty, sick older men that are imagining doing God knows what to her.  You have ONE job as a parent...do your job!  Teach them right at a young age and they will grow into a proper adult.  If they still choose the wrong path at least you know you did what you were supposed to do as a parent.  If you don't try and they eff up royally you have no one to blame but yourself and it will affect the relationship you have with them as they get older.  They will not respect you for being their friend but they will forever cherish you for setting them on the right path. 

And I know I don't understand it all because I do not have kids yet but I have morals and expectations and I do not want my future daughter(s) or son(s) to live with regrets because of poor decisions on my part.  

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SLEEP NUMBER® m9 Bed

Today I visited my local Sleep Number store.  I was greeted promptly by sales personnel and given a wonderful look into the world of sleep number beds.  I found out my sleep number is a 35 which apparently isn't uncommon.  First I was showed the c5 in the classic series.  It was pretty basic but quite comfortable.    I was showed my pressure points at 100 and at my sleep number (35).  It was eye opening to see how much pressure was relieved by changing the firmness of the mattress. 

Next he showed me the p5 in the performance series.  It felt more like the mattress I currently have because of the pillow top layer.  Once we put the bed to my sleep number he showed me the way the feet and head areas raised.  I could immediately feel the tension release in my lower back even more.  He showed me the memory setting in case you have a favorite setting it will remember it.  I liked the feel of my usual bed with the perfect firmness and the ability to elevate my feet and head at will. 

Finally I was shown the m9 in the Memory Foam Series.  This is by far my favorite.  I like memory foam anyway but adding the ability to adjust the firmness with the dual air system made it that much better.  He also put it something called zero G.  It made you feel close to weightlessness.  It was an odd sensation but I think I could learn to like it.  It also has a cooling feature which was really neat because I am hot when I sleep.  I played around with settings for a while, lifting the legs and head areas until it was most comfortable. 

Honestly I think I would really enjoy having a sleep number bed to sleep on every night.  My only complaint is the upfront cost is so high.  I know they offer financing which will help.  These are two to three times higher than other mattresses but they come with a 20 year warranty which is significantly longer than a regular mattress.  So the cost is balanced out by not having to buy another bed as often.

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Glade Expressions Collection

Being a BzzAgent has introduced me to many new products I may not have tried otherwise.  I love Glade products but they are sometimes pricer than store brands so I am less likely to just try them without a coupon.  I am so glad I was able to try the new fragrance mist and oil diffuser from this collection.  The Cotton & Italian Mandarin Mist smells delicious.  It doesn't have that artificial smell many room mists have.  My only complaint is it doesn't last as long as I'd like it to.  The Lavender & Juniper BerryOil Diffuser keeps my living room smelling fresh and welcoming.  It smells quite delicious also but I think I prefer the Cotton & Italian Mandarin so next time I may try that out in the oil since it lasts longer.  Having dogs & cats I need home refreshers to keep that animal smell that sometimes creeps in at bay.  And honestly these products have won me over.  The fragarence mist also helps with the food smell after I finish cooking.  Not that my food smells bad but you don't need to be smelling Monday's dinner until Thursday.  Plus the longer the smell lingers the more likely it is to get in clothes and other fabrics so I always like to spray some room refresher to help it move along.  So give them a try and see what you think. 

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Dailybreak

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Only in NOLA. . .

As always this weekend was stocked full of crazy events in the NOLA area.  There was the Red Dress Run,  Dirty Linen, Jason Mraz concert and all kinds of other regular weekend activities that take place in and around the area.  The first two guarantee a crazy time in the quarter, the rest is just lagniappe.

Lets begin with the RDR.  There was a marriage proposal, a few arrests (normal) and lots of public indecency (also normal).  The biggest indiscretion is probably the people who think its ok to publicly urinate.  I know it happens all the time in the area but the bigger the crowds the more likely it is you may actually SEE someone doing this.  There were, as always,  a few instances where you may see a shadow behind a vehicle or dumpster relieving themselves which is gross but at least you don't see much.  This weekend was the first time in a LONG time that you could actually witness blatant peeing in public.  I will list them in order of grossness not necessarily the order they occurred.  The first incident was a guy in a red dress. . .he sure did just whip his *ahem* out and start peeing in plain view.  No shame at all!  And he was itching his sack area which just made it that much more oogie.  The next was a girl in a red dress who just squatted on Bourbon.  At least ask your friends to surround you so others cannot see what you are doing but no she just wandered off to the side of the group and squatted as a stream of liquid ran down the sidewalk. . . um ew!  The last one I will mention is the craziest thing I have EVER seen. . . and I used to work in the quarter, you'd think this wouldn't surprise me.  There was a girl (attractive girl) pulling her red dress up and showing some full frontal panty.  She was in the nook of a building and talking on her cell phone.  She saw a group of people walking up (us) and pulled her dress down. . . then as we walked into said building she started to pull her dress up again and then dropped her phone.  She saw us standing by the security desk inside (which contained a guard) and she walked across the street. . . she then proceeded to hike up her dress again.  She pulled it up above her waist, yanked her panties aside and began to urinate.  . . while standing. . . in broad daylight while leaning against a parking meter.  I think we were in shock some of us stared in shock, the rest turned away.  She was a just peeing away. . . this may be TMI but it was splashing ALL OVER and there was a group of people that walked by right near her and she just kept going like it was the most normal thing ever.  The guard was like is she. . . did that just happen.  I almost couldn't believe it but we are in NOLA and some strange shit happens here so yea.  My thing is there are businesses, bars and even port-o-lets all over. . . why pee in the street?!

Moving on to Dirty Linen, this was less eventful in that respect.   But there were a couple of things worth mentioning.  One, if you are going to block off a street for pedestrians to wander do not make it impossible for emergency personnel to get through.  We saw a fire engine almost take out one of the drink tents that was literally set up ON Royal Street.  It was taking up more than half of the road and they had to scramble to get it moved so the engine could get through.  There was lots of cursing and name calling and the fire men were quite agitated.  Two, if you are going to open your gallery/shop on Dirty Linen night do not get angry when people bring in drinks.  Its NOLA, people usually have drinks in hand and there are pop up bars all along the street.  Either suck it up and let people bring in drinks and hope no one destroys anything or don't open that night.  So many artists/artist friends were irritated with 'drunk' patrons with drinks.  I heard more than a few heated exchanges over silly things which seemed unnecessary in most cases.  Blatantly drunk, stumbling and spilling, ok I get that but just people walking around. . . doesn't seem that big of a deal.  Three, careful what you say.  These people are opening their business to you.  It is not necessary to openly insult their products or artwork while in the shop/gallery.    Its OK if you don't like it or think its overpriced but you don't have to loudly announce in the gallery that it "looks like a child drew it".  The reason I say this is because one of my friends did this. . .it wasn't intentional but the artist hosting the gallery was within hearing and looked so embarrassed.  Clearly his art isn't for everyone but no one wants to hear that.  Just be courteous and at least wait until you are out of ear shot to make the comments.  Of course I'm sure he forgot all about us once he sold his abstract scribbles for $3,500. 

Next on the list, going to a bar on Bourbon.  Usually good times but oh the things people wear.  Too tight, too little clothing and too much air humping.  I was assaulted by someones big booty in leggins while sitting at the bar.  She was a shaking and a moving and her bootay broke my bag of goodies I bought.  Then she gave me a sweaty hug (thanks....).  We also had a creeper who was stalking one of my friends, he was standing way too close and practically undressing her with his eyes (ew).  There was also "snoop dogg" who was fascinated with my friends hair. . . actually touched it, like stroked her hair.  There was more red dressers who got into a "slapping game".  He slapped her, she slapped him and so on until she moved he missed and hit her drink and that spilled all over the back of my other friend.  Then there was the random patron who offered our bartender cocaine.  I'm sure there was more but I'll leave it at that. 

The sights seen in the Vieux Carre never disappoint.  They may scar you for life but they usually make for good stories.

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It sucks being the little one. . .

. . . it makes you that much easier to forget.

I keep trying to ignore it but its so hard sometimes.  It's hard to know that everyone you know is doing something as a group and you are the only one not invited.  Ok not everyone is there....one is out of town and another working but most others...there.  And where am I, sitting at home alone, watching football while my husband is at work.  Actually I really wouldn't care normally but this has been building up for a while and this just tipped me over. 

I guess you could say I need to make my presence known more but how do you do that.  I text, I email, I call on occasion.  I'm not a talker. . . that's just me but if I don't continuously talk talk talk I am forgotten.  Even when I do call no one answers, so why call and leave a message when they aren't going to call you back anyway.  Its like I don't even exist until someone says "Hey, I haven't seen NOLA Girl in a while".  Or until I say, HEY LET'S DO SOMETHING.  Then half the time I get a pity hang out from 1 or 2 or everyone says, oh sorry we are busy.  I know I have friends...well I think I do but its hard, really really hard knowing just because you don't live in a 5 mile radius you don't get included in the little stuff.  Is it because I always seem fine alone. . .or like I have better things to do. . . or because I shouldn't be bothered because I am married (I've actually heard that one, its pretty lame!) well, who knows.  I used to be able to depend on at least 1 never forgetting me but no longer.  Not that it should be the responsibility of 1 to remember I exist.  I wish all would remember I am here and like to have fun but I somehow doubt that will ever happen. 

I keep thinking, did I do something to piss everyone off. . . if I did, I'm not aware.  I would never knowingly hurt anyone.  Its just stuff like this makes me think. . . my husband graduates in December.  I was going to throw a party for him but what if they don't come. . . what if they have better things to do and I am stuck trying to explain to my family and his family why our friends aren't there. . . the friends that everyone said are the most amazing people...that would do anything for any one of us, my "best" friends.  Now I know if something were to happen or I desperately needed them I have no doubt they would rally around me but when I need them the most. . . just to be a constant they aren't. Who can you call when you are sitting alone crying when the cause of the tears is who you normally call and is at a get together that you weren't invited to.  Does that even make any sense...oye!  I'm sure it was a last minute thing but to be thought of would have been nice.  I don't live on another planet just a little further than 5 min away.

I'm sure its my fault, I just wish I knew what I did or how I can make it better.

You have got to be kidding me. . .

. . . fool me once shame on you, fool me twice. . . ok I am just stupid!

Sooooooooo its Monday.  I hate Mondays.  I woke up late, couldn't find my lunch and just felt like ca ca.  Can't get any worse right...?  Before I left I knocked on the hood of my car (checking for kittens because of yesterday).  Just to be sure I popped the hood and looked around with a flash light.  I don't see or hear anything.  So I head for work.  About 2.5 blocks away from my house I hear it. . . the undeniable sound of a terrified kitten, *crap crap crap*!  I called my husband in a panic and he said he'd meet me outside.  Sure enough we see a black and white fluff in the same spot as yesterday.  Really momma cat. . . really. . .you put them BACK!?  So we waited a few minutes while the car cooled down and I reached in and plucked him/her out just like yesterday.   I put it on the ground and momma and older sibling started consoling it.  Hubby searched all in there with a flash light and saw nothing else.  We made noise, shook the car, nothing responded.  Ok so maybe there is only one this time.  I texted my boss and said I would be late and why. . .she laughed, ALOT.

I tried to leave again.  Notice I said "I Tried".  I got about 10 feet from my driveway and heard the squealing yet again.  Son of a B#$%H, she hid them good this time.  I pull back in the driveway and we start searching.  We can barely see the other two nestled just under my headlight in the bumper area. . . completely out of reach.  SERIOUSLY!?  So we try and try but neither of us can quite get our arms far enough in to reach them.  Well I cannot very well drive to work on the interstate with kittens in my car. . . *sigh*.  So we finally decide we will have to remove part of the road guard to get to them.  So we did and 45 minutes later we pluck two pissed off kittens from my car's undercarriage. 

I put them on the ground while we re-assembled the guard plate thing.  Momma was making all kinds of weird noises and the kittens were crying.  Their eyes had opened recently so they were looking around and I think they were hungry.  So she fed them, still fussing at us, while we worked.  I called the no kill shelter by my house and told them how old they were.  The lady said they could take them and they would be fine.  So I scooped up 3 milk drunk babies (momma ran of complaining) and held them close until the shelter opened (another 30 mins).  They nuzzled in my shirt and passed out. 

The shelter happily took them and I headed to work. . .

UPDATE:  I am going to hell!  For the past 3 days momma has sat outside my side door and made the most awful noises. . . I think she's looking for her babies.  I feel horrible but I had to take action :(

Just call me Dr. Dolittle

No really, I CLEARLY communicate with animals on some level.  To the point where they feel the need to adopt me and/or bring me their young.  Flash back to almost 2 weeks ago.  I am in my yard and my dogs are going nuts.  I find a litter of kittens, momma and an older sibling wedged in an area between my yard and my neighbors.  3 little squeaking balls of fur (oh freaking fantastic).  Well I ignored them because 1.  they are really tiny and need their momma and 2.  she was hissing something awful and I like my fingers attached.  So for the last couple weeks, I check and make sure they are still alive and momma is taking care of them.  Which usually gets me hissed at but whatever.

Now jump ahead to today.  I am about to go to the grocery, I noticed momma cat lingering under my car.  Hmmm she hangs out around here but that's odd.  Then I swore I heard a noise. . . like a squeak.  Oh hell no, what the hell you little feline whore.  I popped the hood and sure enough, there are 3 little balls of fur, IN MY CAR!  My new vehicle has a road guard underneath and momma has placed all three little bundles of joy just under the engine, on the road guard.  OK, now I am freaking out.  I can't start the car, what do I do!?  Thank God I have the boniest arms of anyone I know.  My anorexic looking arms fit just far enough in to pluck each little one out.  Holy crap did they squeal and cry.  Momma was at my feet having a fit but I fussed her and contemplated what to do now.  Why did she give me her babies?!  Its Sunday, the shelter is closed, my vet wont take strays and like hell I am keeping 3 teeny tiny kittens that need to be fed every 2 hours by bottle in my house.  So I did the only thing I could do. . . I brought the tiny invaders back to the crevice in my yard and hoped momma would take care of them. 

She did.  I checked an hour later and she was back in the hole feeding them and hissing at me.  Let's just hope she keeps them.

Last night I thought, I need to lay off the drugs. . .

. . .then I remembered I don't do drugs

Around 4AM I woke up to use the bathroom.  Mind you I was quite a bit out of it.  So as I am doing my thing, I notice a blackish/brown thing on the floor.  At first I almost started screaming because I thought it was  Roach, then I realized it was another type of beetle thing.  Its almost like a roach but not as oober creepy and much darker in coloring, kind of like a water beetle.  Well this one was OBVIOUSLY dead anyways, it looked like something attacked it (possibly one of me fearless felines).  So I conceded to clean it up once I was done.  This all took place in mere seconds.  Then I thought "OMG, the floor is moving", like an unorganized waving motion.  So in my bleary eyed state I attempted to refocus my eyeballs.  Nope didn't work. . . the floor is still moving.  My thoughts "how much did I drink last night. . .did my husband roofie me. . . OMG why is the floor moving. . ." Then my brain woke up just enough to realize the floor wasn't actually moving there were these translucent baby beetle things moving around, like mini-clear versions of the big dead thing.  Apparently, the dead bug in its last attempt at life released the babies.  Like HUNDREDS of them.  Again all this happened in less than a minute so now I am mid-pee freaking out because there are numerous barely visible critters all over the floor and I cannot do anything about it.  So I am trying to go while I hold my feet in the air (easier said than done).  Then I am thinking how do I kill all these things. . .AH! 

Ok now I am done and crouching on top the toilet and I realized the babies look like they are moving very slow. . . possibly dying.  Whatever, so I go on a baby beetle killing spree, squishing the uninvited guests with pieces of toilet paper.  Once I am confident I got all of them I dispose of my death rag and throw it and the big one in the toilet and flush 4 times, not because it wouldn't go down but because I am crazy and think they may actually come back.  Now I am ready to climb back in bed.  Which in theory meant more sleep. . . but in reality meant I stayed awake at least an hour because I kept imagining mini-clear things had hitched a ride on my feet/legs and were now infesting my bed.  They weren't but my brain was determined to convince me that they were. 

When I got up the next morning I found that I did not kill all the babies.  There were about 4-5 dead on the floor.  They looked "dried up".  I think they were some water loving beetle and being on my no water bathroom floor they couldn't survive (Thank God).  So I swept and mopped and fumigated just in case. 

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Made dinner for 10. I used my handy dandy crock pot to make Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo . The recipe calls for chicken stock, I used my last Knorr Homestyle Stock. Drumsticks cooked in this concoction which included the stock. It was delicious. I honestly think the Homestyle Stock gave the dish more flavor than regular stock. I served it over rice after thickening the sauce. My guests loved the dish. I gave them the recipe and went into detail about my Knorr Homestyle stock. Some are still leery of it because it looks so gelatinous but it blends perfectly while cooking. That's the biggest thing to get into peoples heads, the look of it throws some people off but it blends!!!

Unnecessary Drama

A friend is a friend regardless of who they choose to spend their life with. If you consciously exclude them based on that choice, you were never their friend to begin with.

Our world has gone to $**t...

I mean aside from the violence, lack of morals and just the all around careless attitude people seem to have. Please tell me when it got so bad. I am not that old but I remember when having an education meant that employers wanted to hire you. . . That going back to school to better yourself got you a raise and significant praise. . . That being an experienced professional meant you were a prized commodity. . . But that no longer seems to be the case. I have a masters degree and although I love my job I am looking to move along. But instead of employers wanting my education and experience they tell me I am over qualified and they cannot afford me. This is before we even discuss salary, hell its even before an interview!!! How do they know I won't fit or won't be at a reasonable salary?

To top it off I have friends and family that have been let go because they "cost" too much. As in we can hire a just out of school kid with no experience for 1/2 the cost. The problem is the inexperience privileged 'kids' don't know the first thing about being a professional. They have no work ethic and want to make the big bucks without raising a finger to do any real work. These are people my age. . . The difference is my parents MADE me work, they forced me to learn and become the professional I am. They pushed me to expand my education. Which now seems to be hurting more then helping me.

Then you have my husband. He's been with a company for less than a year. He's getting an advanced degree in his spare time and he's never been trained at his company. What happened. . . They decided they wouldnt be able to afford him once he finished his degree and let him go; and hired a barely out of college know nothing to be the secretary and collect monies and well just sit there and look pretty. Oh did I mention she is the GM's kid, even better. How is this person going to do any better than him and he hasn't even gotten the degree yet and they already think him too 'expensive'.

I ask again. . .when did this happen. There is no loyalty in business, no respect, no level of any professionalism. Our world is going to hell in a hand basket and big business is the one holding the rope lowering us down to our doom.

Let's have a moment of silence for 'Chrissy'. . .

. . . she was a B---h but she served me well!

Yes my beloved. . . well we had a love/hate relationship. . . car, Chrissy, finally crapped out on me.